Our gun shop has sold 2 .44 Magnums in the last month; a new 629 6" and a used stainless 4" Anaconda. We've sold 2 .41 Magnums in the same time frame; a used 7.5" Blackhawk and a new 6" 657.I had a 4" Model 57 41 S&W Magnum in Nickel and traded it away because I already had a 44 Magnum. So, counting my 41 Magnum gun, I think S&W sold a total of about 100 41 Magnums and Ruger maybe the same. Gee, we have some rare antiques and collectibles owned by some of our members. And a fiercely loyal, some would say fanatical, following.
In the past week, my gunsmith clipped one box of Magtech .44 off the shelf to go test fire a carbine and a Desert Ego owner bought one box of Winchester white box. In the same time frame, I sold 3 boxes of .41 mag 175gr Silvertips and 2 of Federal's 210gr JHP load (all five @ $11.99/box). Go figure. Like the 10mm and .32 H&R Mag, the continuous, droning reports of the .41 Mag's demise are greatly exaggerated...That's also why a box of factory 41 Magnum costs about double of a box of 44 Magnum. Because nobody wants to buy it, nobody wants to stock it, so they charge extra.